Ruins of Saint Paul's
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The Ruins of Saint Paul's are the remnants of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau. They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul, also kn
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The interior of the church, drawn by George Chinnery a few days after its destruction in 1835
Virgin Mary stepping on a seven-headed hydra.
The ruins in 2013
St. Paul's College, Macau
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St. Paul's College of Macau, also known as College of Madre de Deus, was a university founded in 1594 in Macau by Jesuits at the service of the Portuguese under the Padroado treaty. It claimed the tit
Ruins of Saint Paul's
…Portuguese: Ruínas de São Paulo) are the remnants of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau. They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul (Igreja de São Paulo), also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th-century Portuguese church dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle…
Ruins of St. Paul's, showing the remaining facade of the Madre de Deus church
Represented (top): Matteo Ricci, Adam Schall von Bell, Ferdinand Verbiest Bottom: Paul Siu, colao or Prime Minister of State; Candide Hiu, granddaughter of Colao Paul Siu.